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The 21-year-old boxer from Orlando is scheduled to make his Olympic debut Wednesday morning. Born and raised in Pine Hills, Omari Jones has been boxing since he was eight years old. Last updated: July 29, 2024 2:23 PM EST It's been years since an American male boxer has won a medal on the Olympic stage. Now, this summer, one Orlando native is looking to change that. The sport. Kristen Lago spoke with 21-year-old Omari Jones, who is looking to become the new face of our sport. In boxing and in life, you fall down and you get up again, and…
How Delicious Ollie Stays Down to Earth Outside of the ring, Orie is equally unique. He has a first class degree in economics and is aiming to do a Master's degree once his boxing career is over, which means that although he's ruthless and aggressive when he laces up the boxing gloves, he's also eloquent, humble and intelligent when you talk to him. Finding the balance between being supremely confident and still staying grounded is something every boxer must find, especially when trying to win the mind game that is so prevalent in the sport. As an Olympic medal contender,…
Israel Adesanya has been impressed with Paddy Pimblett and is hopeful the lightweight contender can continue on the right path. Pimbret stunned the MMA community last Saturday when he choked out Bobby Green at UFC 304, becoming just the third fighter in history to submit the 50-fight veteran and his first submission victory since 2009. The win improved Pimbret to 6-0 at UFC and will be the first time he has a number next to his name the next time the promotion's official rankings are updated. In a reaction video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Adesanya praised Pimblett and joked…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Scammers are targeting Louisville-area travelers who were trying to catch flights last week during a major technology outage that affected multiple airlines and businesses across the country.Earlier this month, businesses and governments around the world experienced hours of disruption when widespread technology outages affected services across a range of industries, causing flights to be canceled and disrupting many hospitals, small businesses and government agencies.At the center of the massive outage is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company that provides software to many companies around the world. The company said the problem was caused by a flawed update applied…
Eli Lederman, ESPN staff writerJuly 29, 2024 1:44 PMcloseEli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and Tulsa World.Hugh Freeze and Auburn continued their recruiting hot streak on Monday, as the Tigers officially plucked four-star athlete Derrick Smith, ranked No. 38 in the ESPN 300, from his 2025 commitment to attend the University of Alabama.Smith, a two-way star at Southside High School in Alabama who is expected to commit to the Tigers as a wide receiver, committed to the Crimson Tide on March 10. He…
The two middleweights with striking power approaching that of heavyweights are scheduled to clash at UFC 307 this fall. Chris Curtis (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will face Kevin Holland (26-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) at an event scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. People with knowledge of the matchup told MMA Junkie that the bout has been scheduled. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because the fight has not been officially announced by UFC. Curtis needs to get back on track after losing to Brendan Allen in the main event in April. Allen dominated…
PARIS — The U.S. men's gymnastics team will compete in the 2024 Olympic team final today. Frederick Richard, Paul Judah, Brodie Malone, Asher Hong and Steven Nedorosic are looking to win the U.S. men's first Olympic medal since 2008, when they won bronze. (More Olympic results and highlights from Monday's competition can be found here.)Tune in to USA TODAY Sports for live results, scores, highlights and more from the team finals.US Men's Gymnastics Entering the final rotation in a medal-winning positionThe U.S. is in third place with just one rotation left to go — and unfortunately, that final rotation is…
Kylie and Jason Kelce are back in the spotlight, but this time it's not because of football! Our favorite NFL couple is making waves in the City of Lights. And guess what? The pair aren't missing out on a party, as they recently toured the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Kelseys were spotted cheering on Team USA from the stands during their field hockey season opener against Argentina.While the former Eagles center wore a blue “USA” T-shirt and beret, Kyrie kept it chic and casual in a light gray T-shirt and white jacket with red and white stripes down the…
Clawball is a 3v3 feline soccer game inspired by Gorilla Tag. We've had the chance to go hands-on with the alpha build, and here's what we thought:Following on from ARVORE's Pixel Ripped and YUKI productions, I was pleasantly surprised to see the Brazil-based studio announce Clawball, an inventive take on arm-swinging, multiplayer soccer that feels like a mash-up of Gorilla Tag and Rocket League. As someone who's played Rocket League for years, I was eager to get involved. Clawball is no different from soccer in that two teams compete to score the most goals by hitting a pufferfish, used as…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A study by researchers at Virginia Tech The virus that causes COVID-19 has been found to be circulating among wild animals. According to the university, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found in six common home garden animal species and antibodies indicating past exposure were found in five of the animals, with exposure rates ranging from 40 to 60 percent depending on the species. A spokesman said the study provides further evidence that SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted from humans to animals. Scientists from Virginia Tech say the highest exposure to SARS CoV-2 was found in animals near hiking…